Privacy policy
Last updated September 28, 2026
YardScout is built so we know as little about you as possible. This page says exactly what stays on your phone, what leaves it, and why. No legalese tricks.
When you enter a zip code or use the location button, the distance to each yard is computed in your browser, on your device. Your zip code and GPS coordinates are never sent to us — we don't have a server that could receive them. The only network request a zip code triggers is a lookup of that zip's public latitude/longitude from zippopotam.us (a free public zip-code database), which learns nothing but the zip itself.
Hearted cars, your vehicle watchlist, and your settings live in your browser's local storage. They never leave your device, we can't see them, and clearing your browser data deletes them.
We don't run analytics or trackers, we don't run ads, we don't sell data, and we don't share data with data brokers. Full stop.
The app downloads the yard inventory data file and yard price lists from our static hosting (GitHub Pages), and fonts from Google Fonts. Those requests carry the standard technical information any web request does (IP address, browser type), governed by GitHub's privacy policy and Google Fonts' privacy notes. We don't see or store any of it.
If you set up watchlist push alerts, notifications are delivered through ntfy.sh using a topic name you choose. Pick a random topic name and don't put personal information in it — anyone who knows the topic name can see its notifications.
The YardScout iOS app works without an account — no name, email, or phone number, ever. If you enable push alerts in the app, we store three things on our server: an anonymous device identifier (a random ID generated on your device that we cannot link to you), the push notification token Apple issues for delivering your alerts, and your watch criteria (the vehicles and search radius you asked to be alerted about). That's the complete list, and it's used only to send the alerts you requested. Deleting the app (or turning alerts off) invalidates the token, and stale records are pruned automatically.
Subscriptions are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store — we never see your payment details. Pro status is verified on your device via Apple's StoreKit.
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it. Material changes will be called out in the app.
Questions or deletion requests: yardscout.io@gmail.com.